Aperam BioEnergia Biochar - Brazil

This project provides a verified carbon credit that can be retired on purchase.

Aperam BioEnergia is a Brazilian player of the forest and renewable energy sector, that runs a charcoal operation with emissions control in the northeast region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and holds 156,000 ha of planted and native forest with important biodiversity and economical impact on local communities. The material is brought back to Aperam BioEnergia forests and applied to the soil, where it not only serves as a durable carbon removal from the atmosphere but also acts as an important natural component for soil characteristics, reconditioning and improvement.

The project plants approximately 6,500 ha annually using sustainable water usage. They use state of the art technology used for high quality biochar/charcoal production, with afterburners technology (100% CH4 efficiency). The Biochar is applied to the forest to act as soil reconditioning and improvement. The Aperam family farm provides areas of land and biochar to small farmers from surrounding communities for agricultural use, and the project has developed a beekeeping project which provides income for regional beekeepers.

26 Sept 2023

Brazil